Senator Coyle: Thank you, Senator Gold. I do hope, though, that gap will be closed. It’s good that we have good things happening, but there is a gap and so we need to find a way to close it.

Senator Gold, speaking of meeting those targets, last week, the International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook 2022. The report suggests that Canada should explore ways to enhance the federal government’s role in strengthening its interprovincial connectivity and accelerating key projects of grid modernization and electrification.

We recently heard Senator Mockler speak about the proposed Atlantic Loop, referring to it as a nation-building project. The report also suggests that the federal government should increase funding to support the acceleration of research, development and innovation of clean energy technologies to achieve the 2050 targets.

My question for you, Senator Gold, is: Will these recommendations regarding grid modernization; interprovincial connectivity, including the Atlantic Loop; and research, development and innovation of clean energy technologies be responded to with the forthcoming clean electricity standard and perhaps today’s mid-year budget update? Do we have any more clarity on when the clean electricity standard will be announced?